Phycosoma spundana

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Small-spots Comb-foot Spider
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Phycosoma
Species:
P. spundana
Binomial name
Phycosoma spundana
(Roberts, 1978)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Dipoena spundana Roberts, 1978

Phycosoma spundana is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae.[2] It is an Afrotropical endemic commonly known as the small-spots comb-foot spider.[3]

Phycosoma spundana is known from the Seychelles and South Africa.[2]

In South Africa, the species has been recorded from KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo provinces.[3] Specific locations include Ndumo Game Reserve and Entabeni Forest.

Habitat and ecology

Phycosoma spundana has been sampled from the Savanna biome at approximately 140 m altitude.[3]

Description

Conservation

Taxonomy

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